Protesters have raised concerns about high fuel prices caused by the U.S. and Israel's ongoing war with Iran.

Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin said Sunday that his government will offer new fuel tax cuts to try to end crippling protests over soaring gas costs, though he slammed the tactics of farmers and truckers who had blocked access

Long before we had modern antibiotics to rely on, people often turned to traditional medicines from plants to treat infections.

Apple is the reason behind the surge in the first quarter of recent years. The iPhone maker is relatively unique in having a financial year ending in September, which means the company makes a half-year tax payment to Revenue in March based on what it thinks it will have to pay for the full year ending in September.

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, April 13 (Reuters) - Irish EU veteran Anthony Whelan will head the European Commission's elite competition unit, a senior Commission executive said on Monday, a job which has taken on added importance amid calls on regulators to ease merger rules and tensions with the United States over tech laws.

The Irish government is set to meet with farmers, truckers and agricultural contractors on Friday to discuss the crisis, triggered by rising gasoline and diesel costs as the conflict in the Middle East restricts oil exports from the region.

The Irish arm of Britain’s largest mutual life and pensions group, Royal London, reported a 64 per cent jump in new business last year, largely driven by sales of its pension products, which more than doubled after it began offering personal retirement savings accounts (PRSAs).